America's hottest export is arguably Brooklyn. From the très Brooklyn set in Paris to Brooklyn Bowl in London, the borough's cultural reputation precedes it, thanks in part to people like Garrett Oliver.…
Where most bartenders consider cocktails in terms of balance and flavor, Morgan Schick thinks about his drinks in terms of feelings and colors. His Taurus cocktail—with carrot and miso-infused gin—began…
When hosting friends or family in New York, there is a requisite list of a dozen or so activities to include on the itinerary: a Broadway show, strolling through Central…
There is no one in the wine business more polite about breaking the rules than Jordan Salcito. Part girl next door, part keen entrepreneur, she has become the closest thing…
These days, the art of bartending has become an obscure one. People who make drinks, pour beers and make change? They're everywhere. But to sit down in front of a real bartender…
The last remaining seltzer factory in New York City, Gomberg Seltzer Works, is at the end of the L train line in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Upon entering the dim warehouse on…
Husband and wife bartending team Natasha David and Jeremy Oertel met at Corner Shop Cafe 10 years ago. She was 19 and studying theater at NYU. He was "an old…
Evan and Oliver Haslegrave are redefining the Brooklyn bar and its influence abroad. Living and working in New York's cool-kid borough, Williamsburg, the Haslegrave brothers of hOmE, an interior design firm, have…
Few, if any, spirits importers are more concerned with the little guy than Nicolas Palazzi, the owner of Paul-Marie Spirits (PM Spirits). He's built his business on trying to expose…
One of New York’s top sommeliers, Patrick Cappiello—and alum of Veritas, Tribeca Grill and GILT—traded in his suit and tie to see what would happen if he brought a well-stocked…